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• P.E.I. harbours face challenges with approach of lobster season

  The spring lobster season on Prince Edward Island is just a few weeks away, but some harbours are facing challenges as Island fishermen prepare to head Read More »
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  NOAA questions BOEM’s Vineyard Wind environmental impact study

  Michael Pentony, the head of NOAA’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, warned in a March 15 letter that the report on Vineyard Wind completed by the Read More »
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  Belgian fishing industry flounders

  Between May and June this year, the Belgian fishing industry saw a drop in seasonal catches. In June, just 675 tonnes of fish was landed by Read More »

• Hollywood to begin filming new Coast Guard movie that no one will watch

  A new action-thriller movie based on true experiences from a search-and-rescue unit is set to be the next Coast Guard movie that no one will actually Read More »

• Pamlico leaders give thumbs down toHouse Bill 983

  Sun Journal Staff – The board gave a unanimous vote of disapproval to House Bill 983, which would classify the species as game fish, limit harvests Read More »

• Amid Louisiana’s crawfish shortage, governor issues disaster declaration

  Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued Read More »
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  UPDATED: How an explosive device from WWII ended up in fisherman’s net in Rhode Island

  Tuesday’s catch for Glenn Westcott of Narragansett dredged up a little more than his usual haul of fish and sea critters. Westcott is the captain of Read More »
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  A miraculous turn of events – Michael Moore and Driessen agree! Wind, solar and biofuel energy are devastating Planet Earth

  Never in my wildest dreams did I envision a day when I’d agree with anything filmmaker Michael Moore said – much less that he would agree Read More »
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  Alaska Fishermen Sentenced For Killing Endangered Steller Sea Lions

  An Alaska salmon boat skipper who killed endangered Steller sea lions with a shotgun and hindered an investigation has been fined $20,000 in federal court. Jon Nichols, Read More »

• Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance Weekly Update, November 9, 2014

  The Rhode Island Fishermen’s Alliance is dedicated to its mission of continuing to help create sustainable fisheries without putting licensed fishermen out of business.” Read the Read More »

• A new culprit in cod decline? – Wait. What about that computer model?!!

  The species of zooplankton that is one of the preferred foods of larval cod simply can’t take the heat,,,,For decades, the prevailing wisdom in fishery management Read More »
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  Alarm in Irish lobster sector over Hogan’s new US trade deal

  The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine says Ireland is “still considering” the full implications of the “mini-deal”, which was welcomed as “mutually beneficial” by Mr Read More »
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  You can cook seal a lot of ways, and they’re actually delicious. Honest.

  Seal meat is hard to describe. It’s dark and marrowy, gamy and fishy all at once. While the fat in pork and beef is marbled and Read More »
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  ‘They are still using the ocean as a toilet’: NDP Fisheries critic proposes removing fish farms from oceans

  The federal NDP critic for Fisheries and Oceans is proposing legislation that would overhaul fish farming by moving open-net fish farms from the ocean to land Read More »

• Athearn Marine Agency Boat of the Week:42′ Bruno (solid glass) Lobster/Scallop/Tuna, CAT 3306

  To review specifications, information, with 31 photos, >click here<, To see all the boats in this series >click here< 11:32 Read More »

• NCFA Weekly Update

  Weekly Update for 9.19.2014 as a PDF There’s a lot going on! Read More »
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  Kathy Rawls named new director of N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries

  When Kathy Rawls becomes the new director of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries on May 1, she will have plenty of experience to draw on. Read More »

• Listen to the Bridge Audio Recording that Reveals Mistakes in Houston Ship Channel Collision

  In the audio recording, you can hear a Houston pilot onboard the inbound MV Summer Wind bulk carrier warn the captain of the Kirby Inland towboat, Read More »
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  Fishermen report bluefin tuna season off to a slow start

  The bluefin tuna season is underway in North Carolina, and more than 13 metric tons have already been landed, most of it in Carteret County. However, Read More »

• MAFMC Meeting: April 8 – 10, 2014 in Montauk, New York

  The Council will hold its next meeting in Montauk, New York on April 8 – 10, 2014.   Agenda  Briefing Materials  Webinar (will begin at 1:00 p.m. Read More »

• Clifton Thomas continues 40-year lobster trapping legacy

  Clifton “Fluffy” Thomas has found a lucrative career as a lobster fisherman. For nearly 40 years he’s provided BVI hotels with fresh lobster from his more Read More »
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  Fishermen and road salt contractor eviciton deadline from State Pier is delayed

  State Pier operator Gateway has extended the deadline for port tenants to move out, giving commercial fishermen and a major local road salt distributor an extra Read More »
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  DFO and fishing vessel safety – A Damning Indictment of its safety culture

  Fisheries and Oceans’ decision not to extend the halibut fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for the province’s inshore harvesters who didn’t catch their quotas Read More »

• Controversial proposal for managing the southern flounder fishery is on hold

  A controversial proposal for managing the southern flounder fishery is on hold after apparent legislative concern over the process being used to potentially implement changes to Read More »
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  Firth of Clyde: Fishermen hit out at new measures aimed at protecting cod stocks

  Exemptions allowing langoustine trawlers, creels and scallop dredgers to use the area during spawning season will be ended. The Clyde Fishermen’s Association says the move will Read More »